Chicago, Ill. - University of Illinois at Chicago sophomore guard LaShonda Grant posted a game-high, 21 points to lift the visiting Flames to their seventh-straight win with the 64-50 Horizon League victory over Loyola at the Joseph J. Gentile Center on Thursday night.

That win marks the longest winning streak in five years for UIC, as the Flames claimed seven in a row from Feb 12th-Mar. 9th, 2000.

With the victory, UIC brings its record back to .500 at 11-11 and moves to 8-3 in Horizon League action. Loyola drops to 5-15 on the campaign and 2-7 in conference play.

Sophomore guard Krystal Hugelier chipped in 13 points, including three treys, while senior forward Amber Washington came off the bench to score 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting.

UIC was also solid on the defensive end, holding Loyola's top scorers, Ciara Henderson and Meshkenet Lands to 17 points on 8-for-24 shooting. In their previous meeting, Henderson and Lands combined to score 47 points on 16-for-25 shooting, including seven three-pointers.